Archaic Terminology

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Wherefore

why are you.... you

Would

I wish, if only

Hither

to here

Hence

from here

Thither

to there

Thence

from there

Whither

to where

Whence

from where

Thee

you, objective (I love thee)

Thou

you, subject (thou are my one true love)

Thy

your

Thine

yours

Marry

indeed (marry yes)

hark (hark, who goes there)

listen

Fie/Fie on't

shame/shame on it

Prithee

I pray thee

Avaunt

get out of here

Go to

stop that go to, go to

Mettle

fortitude, what you're made of

Niggard

stingy

As 'twere

as it were

Hail

praise

Ay (I) & Nay

yes & no

Wilt & 'It

will

Maid/Maiden

young, virgin, single

Avouch

confirm

Cousin

cousin, nephew, endearment of family

Naught

nothing

Aught

anything

On't

on it

-est or 'st / -eth or 'th

verb suffix's (just alters spelling)

By and by

eventually

Hap'ly, happily

lucky

Soft

look/pay attention

Want

lack

Art

are

Merry

Drunk

Pall

cast a shadow over things (figuratively)

Holp

help

Hold

wait

Ere

(Air) before

Anon

soon

Bark

boat or ship

Hie

hurry

Sirrah

lower male: age, servant, behaving badly

'Twixt

between

Ho

hey

Harlot/Drab

hoare

Wench

lower female: low class servant

Hath/hast

have & has

Dote

to spoil or cobble

Fray

chaos ensued by brawl

Visage

facial expression

Shrift

confession

Beshrew

to curse or blame something

Churl

greedy/selfish man

Clepe

to label/ call someone something

Clad & Shod

cloths & shoes

Sooth

truth

Verily

truthfully/truly

Chide/Chid

scold+repremand/scolded

Knave

mischievous man

Discourse/Intercourse

conversation

Kinsmen

friends & family

Herald

one who brings the news

Wanton

wild or promiscuous

Rancor

unrest or bitterness

Jocund

happy

Saucy

sassy

Sith

since

Tempest

a storm at sea (emotion too)

Fortune/Fortunate

fate/lucky

Mark

remember/take note

Wot

know

Bough

branches

Bent

determined

Fealty

loyalty

Bard

story/teller poet

Meet

necessary

Oft'

Often

Owe/owest/ow'st

own

Dost/doth

do

'Tis

it is

Is't

is it

Jest

joke

Royal "we" (ours/us)

I (used by the King to refer to himself)

Apothecary

person/dealer of drugs

Nuptial

wedding/marriage

Morrow

tomorrow

Alas

disappointment or sorrow

Fickle

indecisive

Methinks

I think

Thrift

buying old things

Pallid

a sickly, ghostly, deathly paleness

Calumny

catastrople (i think i spelled this wrong in my notes ngl)

Portent/harbinger

omen (foretells something negative)

Save

Except

Doubt

Suspect

List

Listen

Bid/Bad

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